. >> ellen restaurant in lincoln square where i'm the chef we do contemporary french food and this is one of our featured items. we are using apples and other fruit from -- from st. joe, michigan. still have a booth there at the applefest which is saturday -- september 25. from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. we will sell the apple tarts which as you can see is simple. cooking a little sugar here to carmel. being very careful not to splatter it. >> is that all that's in there? >> sugar and one vanilla bean for aroma. and cooking apples until they are nice and carmellized. they will soak up the carmel and then what we do -- >> how long has this process been going on. >> carmel takes about three to five minutes over medium high heat to carmellize. then cook your apple for another three or four minutes because they will cook in the oven. then we have taken -- take something this small, nice cast iron skillet or a larger one if you have it at home and lined bottom of the pan with those apples. and then with a we do is at the restaurant we make our own pastry. puff pastry. you can buy it at grocery